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Dear All,
As you probably know by now, Bug season starts this Saturday morning at 12:01AM. We will meet at Butterfly beach on Friday night at around 11:30 pm. We are going to skip the TND so that everyone has a full tank for Friday. Make sure to bring your fishing license with ocean supplement, a lobster gauge, a game bag, and at least TWO lights. I have attached the regulations regarding the lobster fishery, but here are a few tips.
1. Don't bother going after undersized bugs. Leave them alone so that they can grow up and reproduce.
2. Always measure your bug IN the water.
3. Be CERTAIN it is legal before you put it in your bag. If you "remeasure" on the beach, you are likely to be cited.
4. The daily bag limit is 7. Don't exceed it.
5. Always dive safely. There is always another bug out there. Don't do anything foolish.
On Saturday night at 6:30pm you are all invited to bring your catch to Steven and Gretchen's home for a lobster boil. If you don't catch any bugs, come anyway. There should be plenty to share, and we can always pull some chicken out of the freezer :) Besides, we won't tease you about your hunting prowess (much). Bring a side dish to share. If you have a big stock pot, please bring it. We only have two and will probably need more.
Address:
73 Sommer Lane
Goleta, CA 93117
GPS: 34° 26.122N 119° 52.096W
Phone: (805) 571-1622
Directions (from mapquest)
1: Merge onto US-101 N
2: Take the WINCHESTER CYN RD exit toward HOLLISTER AVENUE. 0.2 miles
3: Stay straight to go onto CALLE REAL. 0.1 miles
4: Turn RIGHT onto WINCHESTER PL. <0.1 miles
5: Turn RIGHT onto WINCHESTER CIR. 0.1 miles
6: Turn RIGHT onto SOMMER LN. <0.1 miles
7: End at 73 Sommer Ln Goleta CA
Actually, despite what Mapquest says, we are on the corner of Winchester Circle and Sommer Ln. Make sure to park on Winchester Circle, as the other streets are fire lanes and labeled no parking.
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Below is an excerpt from the web page: http://www.allkayakfishing.com/hoop_netting/measuring_lobsters.html
Lobster Regulations
- Section 700(Title 14) License Provisions: Anyone 16 years and older must have a fishing license to take any kind of fish,mollusk,invertebrate,amphibian or crustacean in California, except for persons angling from a public pier.
- 29.90(a) Open season: From the Saturday preceding the first Wednesday in October through the first Wednesday after the 15th of March
- 29.90(b) Limit: Seven
- 29.90(c) Minimum size: Three and one-fourth inches measured in a straight line on the mid-line of the back from the rear edge of the eye socket to the rear edge of the body shell. Any lobster may be brought to the surface of the water for the purpose of measuring, but no undersize lobster may be brought aboard any boat, placed in any type of receiver, kept on the person or retained in any person's possession or under his direct control; all lobsters shall be measured immediately upon being brought to the surface of the water, and any undersize lobster shall be released immediately into the water.
- 29.80(b) Baited hoop nets may be used to take spiny lobsters and all species of crabs. Between Point Arguello, Santa Barbara County, and the United States-Mexico border, not more than five baited hoop nets may be fished by a person to take spiny lobster and crab, not to exceed a total of 10 baited hoop nets fished from any vessel.
- 29.05(c) Measuring Devices: Every person while taking invertebrates which have a size limit shall carry a device capable of accurately measuring the size of the species taken.
Note: These regulations are for the 2006 lobster season as printed by the California Department of Fish and Game in the 2006 regulations booklet, and may not be current. Regulations in California often change season by season and at times during the season, and it is the responsibility of the angler to know and adhere to the most recent regulations.
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...STeve
Steven Trainoff, Ph.D.
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